Aproko247 can authoritatively report that the remains of the late Nollywood actress, Ijeoma Perpetual Okorie, would be laid to rest on Saturday, February 22, 2014. The Secretary of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Rivers State Chapter, Bartholomew Gerald Agu-ugo, informed our reporter that the burial ceremony of their late colleague will hold in Imo State.…
Nigerian actor and member of the House of Representatives, Rotimi Makinde has welcomed the arrival of a bouncing baby girl into his family of less than one year. The Osun State-born lawmaker described the bundle of joy as “God’s Valentine gift.” His ex-beauty queen wife, who he married in 2013 in Ile-Ife, Osun State, was…
Some workers at the Lagos and Abuja airports could not hide their excitements on Wednesday over the sack of embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, after several months of pressures mounted on him by Nigerians to send Oduah packing. Aviation sources informed Aproko247 that the ‘happy workers’ expressed satisfaction over…
Wife of former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, Hajiya Asiya Mohammed Bello, has dumped the ruling party, which also her husband’s party, to join the opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Hajiya Bello, on Thursday, registered with the APC at Gabasawa Ward in Unguwan Rimi, Kaduna North local government area…
Now that the modalities for the National Conference have been released, it is clear that this dialogue is going to be a citizens driven discourse which to every true progressive must be very reassuring, because as most married couples know, it spells disaster for a nuptial union if you spend time preparing for a wedding…
Olusegun Dennis Temidayo, popularly known as Cool DP, is a young and talented highlife/dancehall artiste. He discovered his music talent when he was in the high school and was inspired to pursue a career in music by Nigerian and international artistes like late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Sir Shina Peter, Nelly, P-Diddy and many more. Cool…
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has suspended one of his commissioners with immediate effect. The affected member of his cabinet, Mrs Nma Onyechere, is the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in the state. Mrs Onyechere was accused of assaulting a serving Commissioner in the Local Government Service Commission, Chief Emeka Okoronkwo. The…
Two of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Heritage and Diamond banks are set to acquire Enterprise Bank, Aproko247 can report. Heritage bank is one of the fastest-growing banks in the country and as a way of expanding its operations and giving its services to more Nigerians, the financial institution is set to add Enterprise bank into its…
Barely 48 hours after members of the outlawed terrorist group called Boko Haram attacked Konduga village in Borno State, the community, which is some kilometres away from Maiduguri, the state capital, is again under siege. On Thursday, the Boko Haram insurgents invaded Konduga village, terrorising its inhabitants. Several gunshots were heard in Konduga village as…
Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has made a return to Stephen Keshi’s squad for the March Mexico friendly ahead of the World Cup in June. The experienced defender, who commanded a regular in the Nigerian squad since the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea/Japan, got an attention from the head coach after he was snubbed…